Who Is Christopher Schurr Wife? Grand Rapids Officer Charged With Patrick Loyala Murder

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Christopher Schurr, the officer who shot Patrick Loyala, has been identified.

Loyala, a 26-year-old Black man, was unarmed and lying face down on the ground. On April 4, he was shot in the back of the head moments after a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The altercation video was released earlier this month which sparked outrage and protests. The video showed the white officer on top of Loyala, a Congolese immigrant, yelling at Loyala to take his hand off Christopher’s taser.

After the terrible incident, the man behind the murder was found to be officer Christopher Schurr. 

An autopsy revealed that he died due to a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. People are curious about the police officer, his wife, and his personal life. 

Let’s take a detailed look at the Patrick Lyoya murderer. 

Who is officer Christopher Schurr? 

According to the city’s website, Schurr, 31, was one of the officers assigned to patrol the east service area in Grand Rapids.

He grew up in Byron Center, Michigan, and graduated from Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan, before coming to the Grand Rapids Police Department in 2015.

According to MLive, he was a top pole vaulter who set a school and conference record. He had an impressive record of vault clearing 17 feet, 1 and 3 quarter inches at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships in 2014.

Christopher Schurr was a fighter. He married his high school sweetheart while on a Christian mission in Kenya. And he got a job as a police officer in Grand Rapids, where he works.

Meet Christopher Schurr wife, Brandey Schurr

Brandey Schurr is the high school sweetheart of Christopher Schurr. She currently resides in Byron Center, Michigan, with her husband. 

She is the daughter of Michael Eric Bruin and Julie Ann Wever. Brandey is currently twenty-nine years old. 

Brandey and Chris married in Kenya after getting engaged in May 2014. There is no information regarding them having a child, so we assume the couple doesn’t have any children yet. 

Grand Rapids Charged With Patrick Loyala Murder 

Christopher Schurr was suspected of Loyala’s murder after his face was seen on the video, but his identity was not confirmed. However, Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom reversed course and confirmed Christopher as a killer on Monday. Loyala’s family, lawyers, and activists requested the officer’s name.

Winstrom said in a statement that he was acting “in the interest of transparency, reducing ongoing speculation, and avoiding any further confusion.”

However, no information about Schurr’s time with the Grand Rapids Police Department has been released.

Schurr is still on “administrative leave, stripped of his police powers. He will remain so until the conclusion of the Michigan State Police investigation into potential criminal charges. Until the GRPD’s Internal Affairs investigation is completed, determine whether all applicable departmental policies were followed.” 

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